The Primary School Teaching License (LPE) is designed for students who wish to train for the profession of Primary School Teacher (PE). It offers:

• An initial building of the knowledge and skills necessary for the profession;
• an introduction to the school environment with 10 weeks of internship over 3 years;
• a preparation for the competitive recruitment examination for primary school teachers (CRPE), open to holders of a Bac+3 level diploma.

The training program covers the principles and challenges of the education system, as well as all the essential knowledge for teaching in primary school. This disciplinary, pedagogical, and cross-curricular knowledge is presented in connection with practical placements: students are encouraged to analyze observed and implemented practices, and to move back and forth between theory and classroom reality, in order to develop professional skills.

The discovery of different educational contexts during internships (nursery school, primary school, middle school, special education, associations, extracurricular activities, mediation) allows students to gradually build their professional project.

This degree requires a high level of commitment from students: attendance at classes and completion of internships are mandatory.

Educational objectives of the training

To acquire disciplinary and didactic knowledge for teaching, within the framework of the versatility of primary school; to develop a reflective posture through observation of situations and experience of professional practice in internships; to understand the institutional context of the profession (specificities and challenges of the French education system); to build one's professional project; to prepare for the competitive examination for recruitment of primary school teachers.

Training opportunities

The Primary School Teaching License (LPE) is designed for students who wish to train for the profession of Primary School Teacher (PE). The LPE addresses a strong demand for access to education professions in Réunion and the need for contextualized training from the undergraduate level onward, adapted to the educational and sociolinguistic realities of the territory.

Professional training aligned with the reform of initial teacher training; structured alternation between internships and training at the INSPÉ, for a progressive discovery of the profession; articulation of research-practice, support from research laboratories, interventions by field practitioners; continuity of training in Master EE PE; consideration of the specificities of the territory and regional and international openness; enhanced preparation for the CRPE; openness to other professions related to education, cultural and scientific mediation, in particular.

1600 hours of classes spread over 3 years of training

The training program is currently under construction.

The RNCP record is currently being constructed.

Registration fees are set annually by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space and are available on our institution's website: Register at the University of Reunion Island (link: https://www.univ-reunion.fr/choisir-sa-formation/inscriptions/)

• Sufficient mastery of the knowledge and skills acquired in high school, in all subjects taught in primary school, demonstrating a good general knowledge and an openness to the world
• Results obtained in optional subjects, particularly when they are linked to subjects taught in primary school
• Proficiency in at least one language at the baccalaureate level (level B2)
• Excellent writing skills and proven abilities in written and oral communication
• Ability to organize one's work to succeed
• Ability to commit oneself, to organize oneself and to be autonomous in one's work, alone or in a small group
• A clear interest in the teaching profession, and in educational and learning issues and challenges.
• Extracurricular activities and collective, associative or civic responsibilities

• Grades obtained in the penultimate and final years of secondary school, in core and specialized subjects related to the following areas: French, mathematics, history and geography, moral and civic education, physical education, philosophy, modern languages, physics and chemistry, life and earth sciences, arts
• Grades obtained in the first and final years of secondary school: annual average in the various optional subjects
• Grades obtained in the first and final years of secondary school: best average of the grades obtained in LV1 or LV2
• Baccalaureate grades: average of the grades obtained in the early French exams
• "Working Method" section of the Future Fact Sheet
• Future Profile: "Autonomy" section
• Future Profile: section "ability to commit to work"
• Future Profile: section "ability to succeed"
• Cover letter outlining the training project and any relevant experience in teaching and education
• Future Profile: section "commitment, initiative"
• Future Profile: section "activities and interests"

No specific mentions recommended

Depending on the student's situation, applications to enter the first year of Bachelor's degree (L1) take place according to two specific procedures (the national platform Parcoursup, Études en France).

Admission to the second and third years takes place on the platform admission.univ-reunion.fr and on Studies in France for international students. For more information, you can consult the university's student services page: https://www.univ-reunion.fr/choisir-sa-formation/inscriptions/etudiants-en-reinscription/

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

70 seats

The admission dates for the first year of the Bachelor's degree (L1) are set nationally each year and are available on the Parcoursup platform (link:  https://www.parcoursup.fr/ ).

For admission to the second and third years of the Bachelor's degree (L2 and L3), the schedule is determined by the institution. It is available on the student services page of the university website: Re-enrolling students (link: https://www.univ-reunion.fr/choisir-sa-formation/inscriptions/etudiants-en-reinscription/ )

• Master's degree in Teaching and Education, Primary School Teaching
• Master MEEF PIF Training of Trainers
• Master MEEF PIF Research in Education
• other master's degrees related to teaching, education, training, scientific and cultural mediation

The PE Licence naturally leads to multidisciplinary teaching at the primary level, since it prepares students for the Teacher Recruitment Examination (CRPE).
It also allows one to move towards other professions:
– Teaching abroad or in private institutions
– Organizing cultural or recreational activities
– Training, instructional design
– Educational and career guidance, in particular.